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Friday, November 28, 2014

Well, the weather outside is frightful, so the time to craft is delightful, and create I did - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!!! We are in the middle of a major blizzard here in Alberta ( and I do mean all of Alberta!!!! ), major snowfalls, extreme winds and sooooooo cold ( with the wind chill it has been hovering around -36C all day ). Brrrrrrr!!! Time for an adorable card to warm us up.

This is a delightful image from Penny Black that I stamped on watercolor paper and then painted with inks from Tim Holtz distress reinkers. The die is from Memory Box, and the sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.﻿

Thursday, November 27, 2014

What - no Christmas card today!! Nope, I decided to showcase a non holiday card today for One Crazy Stamper.

My cards today showcase a great image for that special guy in your life - it's Stamping Bella's Uptown Guy Calvin Loves Computers﻿. I stamped the image on Copic Xpress It cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then colored with Copics. The sentiment comes with the image, and the dp is from my stash.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Have I mentioned that I simply adore penguins, and as soon as I see a new image featuring these adorable critters I just have to add it to my collection. Well guess what?!!!! Stamping Bella recently announced their newest images and one of them just happens to have my favorites - this is Christmas Penguins!!! So cute, you can just imagine them strutting their stuff to some Christmas music.﻿

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Where do the hours of the day disappear to - I fully intended to post this earlier today, but I was having to much fun painting the kits for three advent calendars!! Almost finished the painting, so tomorrow will be spent cutting paper to wrap the drawers, and then on to the embellishing of the entire kits. I will post photos when I get them all finished, but for today I have a beautiful version of one of my favorite Lili of the Valley images. ﻿

I have colored the image with Copics, then matted and mounted it on papers that have been inked with Antique Linen distress ink. A gorgeous Memory Box heart die with added Prima flowers and glitter enhances the card front, and a simple sentimentcompletes the card.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Welcome to my first weekly post for One Crazy Stamper and since Christmas is fast approaching, my card today is the first of many Christmas cards to come.

This gorgeous image is from Stamping Bella and is entitled Savannah Has a Star, and I have colored her with Copics, then used a Sakura white glaze pen, a gold metallic pen, and some clear Smooch to add glitter and shine to details on the image. After fussy cutting the image I mounted in on the card front that features the Memory Box Snowflake Arch, the Impression Obsession Merry Christmas sentiment, and dp from my stash.

Card Recipe

Skin - E00, E01, E11, R20

Reds - R29, R39, R59

Greens - YG95, YG97, YG99

Yellows - Y15, Y17, Y35

Champagne - Y23

Glass - B0000

Hair - YR23, YR24, E59, E09

Hop on over to the One Crazy Stamper blog to check out the other wonderful projects from the design team, and then check out the online store here.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

The snow has finally stopped today, leaving a white glistening blanket everywhere, which has put everyone is the festive mood already! Hard to believe that it was a beautiful +10 on Halloween, but now the push is on to get those Christmas cards made and ready to send out.

This sweet image is from Lili of the Valley - I have colored it with Copics ( using the terry cloth technique to get the realistic fur ), then matted it on the card front that features paper from my stash (meaning it's an oldie from Making Memories). Some ribbon, Polar White Flower soft, white liquid applique, and the Merry die cut finish off the card.

Saturday, November 1, 2014

It's official, as of today I am back on the One Crazy Stamper design team, so every Thursday I will be posting a creation featuring products from the store - if you haven't checked it out yet head on over to the online store here, or if you are fortunate enough to live in the Bolton, Ontario area you can get your fix at the retail store. The challenge theme this month is "Anything Goes". You can use any stamp except for digital images. You have all month to join in the fun for a chance to win a fabulous prize from OCS.﻿

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